Cable News Ratings Tuesday June 21: MSNBC Tops 3 Million Viewers, CNN Leads Demo During Jan. 6 Hearings

Mediaite StaffJun 22nd, 2022, 4:59 pm
 

Rusty Bowers on June 21

MSNBC topped the ratings yet again during the Jan. 6 hearings on Tuesday, marking a clean sweep for the hearings thus far.

MSNBC averaged more than 3 million total viewers during the hearings from the 1 to 4 p.m. hours. CNN averaged just over 2 million total viewers, while Fox News averaged 802,000 total viewers during that time period.

CNN led during the hearings in the key 25-54 age demographic with 377,000 average demo viewers.

MSNBC was close behind with 359,000, while Fox News brought in 131,000 average demo viewers during the hearing.

Fox News still led the day in terms of total average viewers and in the demo overall.

Fox also won overall in prime time with 2.4 million total average viewers, with MSNBC close behind with 2.22 million average viewers.

MSNBC’s special prime time coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings featuring Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, and Joy Reid, brought in nearly double the demo viewers and close to triple the total viewers of CNN from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Here is a full breakdown of Monday’s cable news ratings by show:

Total Viewers (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1057		 NEW DAY:
259		 MORNING JOE:
796		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
15		 ELEMENTARY:
16
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1413		 NEW DAY:
271		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
59		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
29
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
1716		 NEW DAY:
378		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1546		 CNN NEWSROOM:
413		 MORNING JOE:
773		 NATIONAL REPORT:
119		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
1578		 CNN NEWSROOM:
579		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
556		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
89
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
1554		 AT THIS HOUR:
627		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
752		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
153
12p OUTNUMBERED:
1651		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
1129		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
1469		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
149		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
162
1p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
773		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
2071		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
3019		 — BLUE BLOODS:
126
2p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
698		 — — AMERICAN AGENDA:
205		 BLUE BLOODS:
155
3p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
684		 — — — BLUE BLOODS:
248
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
1053		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
1239		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
1993		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
211		 BLUE BLOODS:
284
5p FIVE, THE:
2976		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
953		 — SPICER & CO:
249		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
111
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
2267		 SITUATION ROOM:
842		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
1591		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
229		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
45
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
2628		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
873		 REIDOUT:
1443		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
214		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
33
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
2800		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
929		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2397		 NEWSMAX DEBATE: NEW YORK:
207		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
35
9p HANNITY:
2372		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
819		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
2478		 PRIME NEWS:
133		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
27
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
2034		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
644		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
1784		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
175		 BANFIELD:
35
11p GUTFELD!:
1913		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
528		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
1095		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
145		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
25

25-54 Demo (thousands)

ET FNC CNN MSNBC NEWSMAX NEWSNATION
6a FOX AND FRIENDS:
175		 NEW DAY:
64		 MORNING JOE:
111		 ROB CARSONS WHAT IN THE:
3		 ELEMENTARY:
1
7a FOX AND FRIENDS:
233		 NEW DAY:
55		 — WAKE UP AMERICA:
6		 MORNING IN AMERICA:
3
8a FOX AND FRIENDS:
231		 NEW DAY:
81		 — — —
9a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
210		 CNN NEWSROOM:
94		 MORNING JOE:
85		 NATIONAL REPORT:
8		 —
10a AMERICAS NEWSROOM:
222		 CNN NEWSROOM:
106		 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS:
52		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
16
11a FAULKNER FOCUS, THE:
192		 AT THIS HOUR:
121		 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE:
50		 — IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
17
12p OUTNUMBERED:
210		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
196		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
126		 JOHN BACHMAN NOW:
16		 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT:
13
1p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
122		 ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY:
377		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
359		 — BLUE BLOODS:
18
2p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
130		 — — AMERICAN AGENDA:
22		 BLUE BLOODS:
8
3p JANUARY 6TH HEARING:
122		 — — — BLUE BLOODS:
33
4p YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO:
152		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
245		 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE:
244		 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE:
12		 BLUE BLOODS:
52
5p FIVE, THE:
391		 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER:
175		 — SPICER & CO:
24		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
32
6p SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER:
314		 SITUATION ROOM:
178		 BEAT W/ARI MELBER:
160		 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS:
15		 NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR:
11
7p JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME:
300		 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT:
175		 REIDOUT:
160		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
26		 ON BALANCE W/ VITTERT:
7
8p TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT:
465		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
198		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
278		 NEWSMAX DEBATE: NEW YORK:
31		 NEWSNATION PRIME:
5
9p HANNITY:
369		 ANDERSON COOPER 360:
164		 JANUARY 6TH HEARINGS:
316		 PRIME NEWS:
21		 DAN ABRAMS LIVE:
6
10p INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE:
293		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
138		 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL:
204		 GREG KELLY REPORTS:
38		 BANFIELD:
5
11p GUTFELD!:
288		 DON LEMON TONIGHT:
129		 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE:
149		 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT:
44		 NN PRIME: SPECIAL REPORT:
9

As for the three cable news networks overall, here are the total day averages in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.

Total viewers:

CNN: 831,000

Fox News: 1.56 million

MSNBC: 1.49 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 165,000

Fox News: 231,000

MSNBC: 175,000

Here are the prime time averages — encompassing shows which air from 8-11 p.m. — in total viewers and the 25-54 demo.

Total viewers:

CNN: 797,000

Fox News: 2.40 million

MSNBC: 2.22 million

25-54 Demo:

CNN: 166,000

Fox News: 376,000

MSNBC: 266,000

For more ratings information and analysis go to ShowBuzz Daily.

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